Wambrechies

Wambrechies
Wambrechies
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Wambrechies
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Lille
Canton	Lille-Ouest
Intercommunality	Lille Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Daniel Janssens
Area1	16 km2 (6 sq mi)
Population (1999)2	8,552
• Density	530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	59636 / 59118
Elevation	13–26 m (43–85 ft) (avg. 20 m or 66 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Wambrechies is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It has a population of around 8500 inhabitants.

Geography

Wambrechies is situated to the north of Lille, it is bordered by the neighbouring communes of Marquette-lez-Lille (to the southeast), Saint André-lez-Lille (to the south), Quesnoy-sur-Deûle (to the northwest) and Bondues (to the northeast). The Deûle canal runs from north to south through the town.

Heraldry

The arms of Wambrechies are blazoned : Or, a cross engrailed gules. (Artres, Bettrechies, Cerfontaine, Denain, Eth, Lesquin, Obies, Quérénaing, Semousies, Wambrechies and Warlaing use the same arms.)

Twin towns

Kempen, Germany since 1972.

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References

• INSEE commune file